Meet Interim Head of School Steve Wilkins, P'02, '05
The Board is pleased to announce that Steve Wilkins, P’02, ‘05 will serve as Proctor’s interim Head of School beginning on July 1, 2024. An experienced independent school administrator and teacher who has led three different schools, each committed to innovative teaching practices and diverse learners -- Jemicy School (1986-1995), Proctor Academy (1995-2005), and The Carroll School (2005-2021) -- Steve holds a Master’s Degree in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an undergraduate degree from Colgate University. He is currently serving on the faculty at The Waring School in Beverly, Massachusetts and as an Adjunct Professor at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts where he is teaching a graduate course in neuroscience and education. Steve has served on Proctor’s Board of Trustees for the past four years and led the school’s strategic visioning and planning work as the Chair of the Institutional Advancement Committee. Steve is not only deeply connected to Proctor’s history, but keenly aware of the strategic direction of the school’s future. He and his wife, Sarah, hold Proctor as a very special place in their hearts, and are honored to return to Andover this summer.
During his tenure as Proctor’s Head of School, Steve led the School on a decade of self-analysis, studying everything from sleep needs and the academic schedule to gender issues in classrooms while also leading Proctor through a major capital campaign. His deep knowledge of Proctor, connections with alumni, past parents, understanding of the independent school educational landscape, and experience leading independent schools will allow Proctor’s leadership and administrative teams to focus on the daily work of leading the school while we launch a search for our next Head of School.
Steve notes, “Sarah and I view this interim role as an opportunity to give back to a community that has been so significant to our family; there is no other school to which we would agree to serve in an interim capacity. The role of an interim head is to build a bridge from Brian’s leadership to the next era. As interim, the job is to listen carefully to members of the Proctor community who dearly love this place and communicate those thoughts to the next Head of School. To us, there is nowhere else like Proctor.”
Head of School Transition
On January 5, 2024, Head of School Brian Thomas informed the Board of Trustees and community that this school year would be his last as Head of School. The Board of Trustees has named Steve Wilkins as the Interim Head of School for the 2024-2025 school year while Proctor launches a global search for its next Head of School. We will update the community on the search process as it unfolds through the email communications linked here.
Important Announcement from the Head of School - January 5, 2024
Update on Proctor Head of School Search Process - January 18, 2024
Proctor’s Board of Trustees
Proctor is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees comprised of alumni, parents, former employees, and friends of Proctor. Proctor’s Board of Trustees daily engages with life at school and serves as a support to the school’s leadership team through a committee structure. Thank you to each of Proctor’s Board Members for their incredible service to Proctor.